United States

    Structural Regulation

    DTCC’s Legal Entity Identifier Service Gathers Momentum

    By Editors | 16/02/2015

    The Global Markets Entity Identifier utility of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, offered in collaboration with SWIFT, has issued over 165,000 legal entity identifiers (LEIs) to entities from over 140 jurisdictions, representing about 50% of all issued LEIs.

    Liquidity Risk

    Managing Liquidity is Key to Risk Control

    By Editors | 06/02/2015

    Meeting cash and liquidity management standards in Basel III are driving the development of advanced systems.

    Trading & Investment

    Hong Kong Readies Direct Stock Link with Shenzhen

    By Editors | 03/02/2015

    Hong Kong’s top regulator said preparations are under way to connect the city’s stock exchange with Shenzhen’s stock market, similar to the cross-border stock trading scheme with Shanghai.

    Structural Regulation

    Thinking Alongside Jamie Dimon

    By Peter Guy | 26/01/2015

    What is good for JPMorgan is good for America?

    Structural Regulation

    US Approves SGX’s Board of Trade Registration

    By Editors | 23/01/2015

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved Singapore Exchanges’ (SGX) registration as a Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT), allowing US-based clients access to SGX’s derivatives trading platform.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    US Steps Up Probe in Asia amid Tax-Evasion Crackdown

    By Editors | 05/01/2015

    US authorities would increase their investigations of international tax evasion by US taxpayers in Hong Kong and the rest of Asia following the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act from July last year, lawyers say.

    Market Abuse

    ‘Spoofing’: Don’t do the Crime If you Can’t Do The Time

    By Peter Guy | 18/12/2014

    US government tries to criminalise a high frequency trading tactic. Will computers be convicted?

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Derivatives Reform Stirs Controversy

    By Editors | 29/10/2014

    ISDA 2014 Annual Asia Pacific Conference Part One: Revealing the reform process

    Trading & Investment

    ASEAN Launches Collective Investment Scheme

    By Editors | 26/08/2014

    Singapore-based fund managers can now offer their funds directly to investors in Malaysia and Thailand under a streamlined authorization process following the launch of the ASEAN Collective Investment Scheme (CIS).

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Standard Chartered Fined $300 Million by US Financial Watchdog

    By Editors | 21/08/2014

    Standard Chartered will pay $300m over lapses in anti-money-laundering procedures and temporarily suspend its dollar clearing operations with high-risk clients in Hong Kong, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) said.

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